# Wallpaper and similar wall coverings (HS4 4814) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Wallpaper and similar wall coverings at HS4 4814, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The wallpaper and similar wall coverings subsector recorded $1.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with -3.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.4B |
| Latest annual change | -3.2% |
| Active exporters | 142 |
| Active importers | 196 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.1B | 1,960 | 2 |
| 1996 | $1.2B | 2,011 | 2 |
| 1997 | $1.3B | 1,910 | 2 |
| 1998 | $1.1B | 1,863 | 2 |
| 1999 | $1.1B | 1,971 | 2 |
| 2000 | $984.0M | 2,253 | 2 |
| 2001 | $895.3M | 2,332 | 2 |
| 2002 | $899.8M | 2,393 | 2 |
| 2003 | $981.6M | 2,368 | 2 |
| 2004 | $1.0B | 2,477 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.0B | 2,543 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.2B | 2,712 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.5B | 2,907 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.7B | 3,003 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.4B | 3,036 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.6B | 3,108 | 2 |
| 2011 | $1.9B | 3,326 | 2 |
| 2012 | $2.0B | 3,536 | 2 |
| 2013 | $2.2B | 3,432 | 2 |
| 2014 | $2.1B | 3,693 | 2 |
| 2015 | $1.6B | 3,784 | 2 |
| 2016 | $1.5B | 3,809 | 2 |
| 2017 | $1.5B | 3,851 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.5B | 3,905 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.5B | 3,852 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1.4B | 3,660 | 2 |
| 2021 | $1.6B | 3,892 | 2 |
| 2022 | $1.5B | 3,867 | 2 |
| 2023 | $1.5B | 3,964 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1.4B | 3,901 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Belarus to Russia: $49.5M; growth +8.9%.
- Germany to France: $48.7M; growth -6%.
- United Kingdom to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $45.0M; growth +6%.
- China to Uzbekistan: $42.4M; growth +63.9%.
- China to Iran (Islamic Republic of): $38.2M; growth +3.9%.
- Russia to Kazakhstan: $37.3M; growth -10.2%.
- Belgium to Netherlands: $34.6M; growth +39.2%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $32.1M; growth +13.7%.
- Belgium to France: $31.9M; growth -5.1%.
- China to Viet Nam: $25.5M; growth -31.3%.

## HS6 products

- Wallpaper and similar wall coverings: "ingrain" paper (HS6 481410)
- Wallpaper and similar wall coverings: coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics (HS6 481420)
- Wallpaper and similar wall coverings: consisting of paper covered on the face side with plaiting material, whether or not bound together in parallel strands or woven (HS6 481430)
- Wallpaper and similar wall coverings and window transparencies: of paper, n.e.s. in heading no. 4814 (HS6 481490)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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